# Tennessee SB 1620: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 57, relative to consumption of alcoholic beverages on premises. Tennessee SB 1620, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 57, relative to consumption of alcoholic beverages on premises., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2026-05-27 (Effective date(s) 05/22/2026) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1620-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Tennessee SB 1620 - State: Tennessee - Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) - Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 57, relative to consumption of alcoholic beverages on premises. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2026-01-13 - Last action: 2026-05-27, Effective date(s) 05/22/2026 - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: Alcoholic Beverages - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 4 (108 yes, 16 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 20 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Event venues gain alcohol licensing access: benefit, low. Three specified event and entertainment properties gain eligibility for the covered alcohol-license category. The 67-acre planned development must include the listed lodging units, outdoor climate-controlled seating for 165, two patios, and a wedding venue seating at least 200. It must offer the sp… - Historic cigar lounge gains alcohol eligibility: benefit, low. The specified cigar lounge gains eligibility for the covered alcohol-license category. It must have been founded in 2019 and occupy 3,162 square feet in a historic building built in 1900. It must have the stated renovated upstairs, seating on both floors and patios, and social and private events. I… - Historic district restaurants gain licensing options: benefit, low. Commercial facilities in a legally defined special historic district can qualify as restaurants for these alcohol-license options. They must meet the remaining statutory restaurant requirements. They can use one license with trade names, serve the public or members and guests, and grant restaurant… - Membership club gains alcohol service options: benefit, low. A qualifying for-profit membership social club gains alcohol-license eligibility, member drink lockers, and food and beverage franchise options. It must be organized under Tennessee law, meet the stated location and former-cabinet-shop criteria, and prepare food or provide catered food. Its county… - More alcohol eligibility for specific restaurants: benefit, low. Three specifically described restaurant facilities gain eligibility for the covered alcohol-license category, rather than receiving licenses automatically. The Fairfield Glade restaurant and lounge must have 2,670 square feet, 40 indoor seats, 16 patio seats, and 24 additional seats. It must be eas… - More alcohol options for theater venues: benefit, low. The law expands alcohol-license eligibility for the community theater in H. W. Cox Park, established in 1987. Its criteria include about 68 acres, 12,718 square feet, 352 seats, and a municipality with 51,320–51,330 residents. A separate former-theater facility can grant food and drink franchises,… - Resort members gain bottle and cigar services: benefit, low. The qualifying premier resort can serve patrons and offer members private drink lockers and bottle service in member-only areas. It can designate a cigar bar or lounge for members and guests age 21 or older. Eligibility includes a county with 478,900–479,000 residents and the stated interstate, riv… - Social club gains licenses and cigar space: benefit, low. The qualifying social club can hold licenses authorized by the alcohol chapter and grant franchises for those licenses. It must occupy the specified pre-1910 warehouse building, with a restaurant, lounge, retail space, and simulated-firearms ranges. It must meet the warehouse-history, size, railway… - Three golf facilities gain alcohol eligibility: benefit, low. The law makes three specifically described golf facilities eligible for the covered alcohol-license category; it does not grant licenses automatically. The public nine-hole club must cover about 62 acres beside the Harpeth River, with a 1,600-square-foot clubhouse, pro shop, and facilities seating… - Waterside resorts gain alcohol licensing access: benefit, low. A specified Dale Hollow marina and rafting resort gain eligibility for the covered alcohol-license category. The marina must offer boating services, 28 lodging units with 90 beds, a restaurant seating 80, and patio seating for 40. It must host boat shows and fishing tournaments, offer rentals and w… - Restaurant license faces deadline and ownership limits: cost, low. The Alcoholic Beverage Commission must approve this facility-specific restaurant application before December 31, 2026. The restaurant must have the specified kitchen and dining room, seat at least 40 at tables, and have the same owner in the same building since at least 2007. Its county must have 1… - Senior facilities gain alcohol options with safeguards: mixed, low. Two specifically defined senior-living facilities gain alcohol-service options, with separate rules for each. The retirement center must be south of Interstate 440 and west of Hillsboro Pike, on at least 0.9 acres in a metropolitan-government county with more than 500,000 residents. It must have a… - Dealership alcohol options carry operating safeguards: mixed, low. The qualifying luxury and performance dealership can license overlapping or separate service areas, including areas across streets or rights-of-way. It must cover at least five acres near the northeast corner of Columbia Avenue and Alpha Drive. Its county must have 247,700–247,800 residents under t… - District businesses gain catering with local oversight: mixed, low. Eligible central-business-district establishments can license separate service areas, deliver drinks within licensed premises, and obtain catering licenses without a full commercial kitchen. The home rule municipality must have 190,700–190,800 residents under the 2020 or a later federal census. Pre… - Historic venue gains access with renewal fees: mixed, low. The qualifying historic venue can get an initial liquor-by-the-drink license without a minimum food-revenue share. It must seat at least 40, serve drinks during regular hours, and offer a prepared-food menu. It must occupy the specified attached pre-Civil War brick structure and joined properties,… - Development businesses gain shared alcohol service: mixed, low. Qualifying restaurants, limited-service restaurants, and hotels in the specified mixed-use development can serve drinks in shared and separate areas. The site must cover about 2.5 acres and have at least six residential, office, hotel, or retail structures. Its parcels must be under common control… - Development restaurants gain options with fees: mixed, low. Qualifying restaurants in the specified shopping and residential development can use one license with trade names and grant franchises. The completed development, which can be built in phases, must have at least two residential towers, seven retail structures, and more than 700,000 square feet. It… - Hotel alcohol flexibility carries compliance duties: mixed, low. The qualifying hotel can franchise food and drink service, use separate licensed areas, share management resources, and conduct hotel-authorized alcohol activities. It must have opened before 2022, contain more than 300 rooms, and regularly serve meals in a dining room seating at least 50. It must… - Passenger boats face local alcohol limits: mixed, low. Qualifying commercial passenger boat companies can operate one or more vessels for hire on navigable waters. Covered vessels must have U.S. Coast Guard certification to carry at least 50 passengers. Operators are limited to counties with populations over 285,000, 83,300–83,400, or 160,600–160,700,… - Residential venues gain alcohol service with accountability: mixed, low. The specified lodging development can serve alcohol and beer in residential units and amenity areas, including structures separated by rights-of-way. Once built, including phased construction, it must have at least 70 residential units, managed paid stays, a pool, pool-side refreshment stand, green… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - (none) ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-21 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/21/2026 | pass | 69 | 13 | | | 2026-04-14 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/14/2026 | pass | 24 | 2 | | | 2026-03-31 | Senate | SENATE FINANCE, WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE | pass | 8 | 1 | | | 2026-02-24 | Senate | SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE | pass | 7 | 0 | | ## Actions (29) - 2026-05-27: Effective date(s) 05/22/2026 - 2026-05-27: Pub. Ch. 1074 - 2026-05-22: Signed by Governor. (Senate) - 2026-05-11: Transmitted to Governor for action. (Senate) - 2026-05-07: Signed by H. Speaker (House) - 2026-04-30: Signed by Senate Speaker (Senate) - 2026-04-27: Enrolled and ready for signatures (Senate) - 2026-04-21: Passed H., Ayes 69, Nays 13, PNV 5 (House) - 2026-04-21: Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA1095) (House) - 2026-04-21: Subst. for comp. HB. (House) - 2026-04-16: Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk. (House) - 2026-04-14: Engrossed; ready for transmission to House (Senate) - 2026-04-14: Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 24, Nays 2, PNV 2 (Senate) - 2026-04-14: Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0508) (Senate) - 2026-04-14: Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 2 - SA0941) (Senate) - 2026-04-10: Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/14/2026 (Senate) - 2026-03-31: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 1 PNV 2 (Senate) - 2026-03-24: Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 3/31/2026 (Senate) - 2026-03-24: Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 3/31/2026 (Senate) - 2026-03-17: Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 3/24/2026 (Senate) - 2026-03-17: Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 3/24/2026 (Senate) - 2026-03-10: Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 3/17/2026 (Senate) - 2026-02-24: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 7, Nays 0 PNV 0 (Senate) - 2026-02-17: Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 2/24/2026 (Senate) - 2026-02-17: Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 2/24/2026 (Senate) - 2026-02-10: Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 2/17/2026 (Senate) - 2026-01-15: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee (Senate) - 2026-01-14: Introduced, Passed on First Consideration (Senate) - 2026-01-13: Filed for introduction (Senate) ## Bill text - Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc1074.pdf) - Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB1620.pdf) - HA1095: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA1095.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1620.pdf) - SA0508: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0508.pdf) - SA0941: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0941.pdf) ## Related bills - SB 1602: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, Chapter 13 and Title 55, Chapter 10, relative to leaving the scene of an accident. 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(signed) ## Sources - [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc1074.pdf) - [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB1620.pdf) - [HA1095 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA1095.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1620.pdf) - [SA0508 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0508.pdf) - [SA0941 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0941.pdf) ## Related - [SB 1602: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, Chapter 13 and Title 55, Ch…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1602-2025-2026) - [SB 1326: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, Chapter 5, Part 7, relative…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1326-2025-2026) - [SB 1255: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 37; Title 49; Title 63; Title 6…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1255-2025-2026) - [SB 1232: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 40, Chapter 32, Part 1, relativ…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1232-2025-2026) - [SB 0855: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; T…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB0855-2025-2026) - [SB 0539: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7; Title 13; Title 48; Title 49…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB0539-2025-2026) - [Tennessee bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/tennessee/bills) - [Tennessee state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/tennessee) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1620-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).